10.11. Seat inscriptions: Stadium Block 10

Description:
Stadium seats
Text:
Inscribed on the seats. Row A: on rim of seat above entrance to arena. Row D: at west end. Row H: along entire row. Row J: at west end. Row L: at west end. Row M: from west end. Row R: starting on fourth seat from west end.
Letters:
Row A: cursive, 0.05. Row D: ave. 0.08; lunate sigma. Row H: 0.05-0.06. Row J: ave. 0.06. Row L: ave. 0.07. Row M: 0.06-0.10; lunate sigma. Row R: neat, with seriphs; 0.05-0.07.
Date:
Second-sixth century A.D. (context)
Findspot:
Stadium: seats, block 10.
Original Location:
Findspot
Last recorded location:
Findspot
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, PPA 45.12.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds, Roueché). This edition: Roueché (2007).. This edition Roueché (2007).
A
1 | vac. ΑΠΟ | [·· ? ··]
D
1Υ β|υ|ρ̣| vac. | σ|έ|ω|ν| σ|υ̣|[ντεχνία]
H
1 steps | [·] | ΙΥ | [·]ΤΕ | [···] | ΩΝ | (five seats) | Μ vac. ΕΙ | λ scroll τ|[ό]π|[ος] |
J
1 | [··] | ΚΥ | Ι̣[·] | [·]Ε | ΩΡ̣ | Ι̣ | [·· ? ··]
L
1Αἰ | λι | α | νοῦ | v.
M
1 steps | [·]Γ | [··] | [·] Ε | ὐ | αρ | άσ | του | τό(?πος) | ΝΗΣ | (four seats to end)
R
1 vac. | τόπ(ος) | [Ἀ]ντιγό | νο[υ] | vac.
A
1   ΑΠΟ[ - - - ]
D
1ΥΒΥ·   ΣΕΩΝΣ·[·······]
H
1 steps [·]ΙΥ[·]ΤΕ[···]ΩΝ(five seats)Μ   ΕΙΛ scroll Τ[·]Π[··]
J
1[··]ΚΥ·[·][·]ΕΩ··[ - - - ]
L
1ΑΙΛΙΑΝΟΥ 
M
1 steps [·]Γ[··][·]ΕΥΑΡΑΣΤΟΥΤΟΝΗΣ(four seats to end)
R
1   ΤΟΠ[·]ΝΤΙΓΟΝΟ[·]   
<div type="textpart_section" n="A" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
απο
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="D" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
υ
</orig>
β
<milestone unit="block" />
υ
<milestone unit="block" />
<unclear reason="damage" >
ρ
</unclear>
<milestone unit="block" />
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<milestone unit="block" />
σ
<milestone unit="block" />
έ
<milestone unit="block" />
ω
<milestone unit="block" />
ν
<milestone unit="block" />
σ
<milestone unit="block" />
<unclear reason="damage" >
υ
</unclear>
<milestone unit="block" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
ντεχνία
</supplied>
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="H" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<g type="steps" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ιυ
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
τε
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="3" unit="character" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ων
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<note>
five seats
</note>
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
μ
</orig>
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ει
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
λ
<g type="scroll" />
τ
<milestone unit="block" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
ό
</supplied>
<unclear reason="undefined" >
π
</unclear>
<milestone unit="block" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
ος
</supplied>
<milestone unit="block" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="J" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="2" unit="character" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
κυ
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
ι
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ε
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ω
<unclear reason="damage" >
ρ
</unclear>
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
ι
</unclear>
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="L" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
Αἰ
<milestone unit="block" />
λι
<milestone unit="block" />
α
<milestone unit="block" />
νοῦ
<milestone unit="block" />
<space extent="1" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="M" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<g type="steps" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="undefined" >
γ
</unclear>
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="2" unit="character" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
Ε
<milestone unit="block" />
<unclear reason="undefined" >
ὐ
</unclear>
<milestone unit="block" />
αρ
<milestone unit="block" />
άσ
<milestone unit="block" />
του
<milestone unit="block" />
<expan>
<abbr>
τό
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" cert="low" >
πος
</supplied>
</expan>
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
νης
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<note>
four seats to end
</note>
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="R" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<expan>
<abbr>
τόπ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ος
</supplied>
</expan>
<milestone unit="block" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
Ἀ
</supplied>
ντι
<unclear reason="undefined" >
γ
</unclear>
ό
<milestone unit="block" />
νο
<supplied reason="lost" >
υ
</supplied>
<milestone unit="block" />
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
</ab>
</div>

Apparatus

Row M: There may have been letters either side of the first upsilon.

Translation:

Row D: [?Association of] tanners.

Row L: (Place of) Aelianos.

Row M: ?Place of Euarastos. ...

Row R: Place of Antigonos.

Commentary:

See bibliography.

Photographs:

Row A (1975)
 Row A (1975)
Row D (1983)
 Row D (1983)
Row H (1977)
 Row H (1977)
Row J (1977)
 Row J (1977)
Row J (1977)
 Row J (1977)
Row M (1988)
 Row M (1988)
Row M (1988)
 Row M (1988)
Row R (1977)
 Row R (1977)
Row R (1977)
 Row R (1977)
Row R (1977)
 Row R (1977)

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